Page 21 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.7 2022-23

No change at the top of the league where Cardiff City Women made it six wins out of six when
beating The New Saints 3-2. TNS made the journey to the capital to face City and put pressure
on the Bluebirds’ 100% record. The home side opened the scoring with Zoe Atkins heading home,
but Chantelle Teare replied fifteen minutes later. Being level only lasted six minutes as Eliza Collie
added her name to the scoresheet to see Cardiff go into the break 2-1 up. Phoebie Poole was straight
into the action in the second half, scoring on the 46th minute to extend the hosts lead. The day’s
second penalty was awarded to TNS and Beth Lewis calmly slotted home. Both sides had more
chances, but neither could convert and it ended 3-2 in Cardiff’s favour.
Second placed Cardiff Met Women’s trip to Abergavenny Women kicked off early and
the Archers took no time to open the scoring with Emily Allen on target in the third minute,
following a pinpoint pass from Robyn Pinder. Megan Stanton equalised for Abergavenny from the
edge of the area to go in all level at half time. Allen was in top form in the second half, adding a
cracker of a second before partnering with Pinder again for the hat-trick ten minutes before full
time to put the seal on a 3-1 victory.
Aberystwyth Town travelled to Swansea City, a fixture that has seen them take points
off the Champions in their last two visits. The Swans made a quick start with Chloe Tiley converting
Ellie Lake’s cross on the third minute but Aberystwyth were provided a chance to get back into the
match after a scramble in the area led to a penalty, slotted home by Libby Isaac who then put her
side in front just before half time with a superb individual goal. The Swans were on top in the
second half, but were held off until the 85th minute when Sarah Adams found a way through. It
ended in a 2-2 draw, the first drawn match in the division this season and the third time in a row
that the points have been shared at Llandarcy.
At Jenner Park, Pontypridd Utd were back after their 5-0 win over Barry Town Utd in
the FAW Women’s Cup two weeks ago. Alison
Witts once again opened the scoring for the PREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GD
Dragons, heading in a cross from Jasmine CARDIFF CITY F.C. 6 6 0 0 16 2 18 14
Turner, Liv Francis then picked up where she CARDIFF MET WOMEN 6 5 0 1 17 7 15 10
left off last week and added a second. Witts SWANSEA CITY 6 6 4 3 1 0 1 3 12 5 13 7 0
11 11
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PONTYPRIDD UTD
was involved with the third, linking up with
THE NEW SAINTS 6 2 0 4 11 14 6 -3
substitute Renee Day who wrapped up the BARRY TOWN UTD 6 2 0 4 7 13 6 -6
points to take her team up to fourth. ABERYSTWYTH TOWN 6 1 1 4 5 13 4 -8
Connah’s Quay Nomads are the ABERGAVENNY WOMEN 6 0 0 6 6 18 0 -12
new leaders of the North Division following
their 4-1 win over Llanfair Utd. Kirstie Abergavenny 1 Cardiff Met 3; Swansea 2 Aberystwyth 2; Cardiff
City 3 TNS 2; Barry 0 Pontypridd 3.
Kural scored twice for the Nomads along with
Jennifer Haynes and Tamara Hamer, with NORTH DIVISION P W D L F A Pts 0
Sarah Ellis replying. Previous leaders CONNAH'S QUAY NOMADS 3 3 0 0 13 1 9 12
Llandudno were beaten 5-2 by Wrexham LLANDUDNO 3 2 0 1 16 5 6 11
who join them on six points, Rosie Hughes WREXHAM 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 11 2 9 6 3 -5 9
4
CPDM Y FELINHELI
netting twice with TJ Dickens, Lili Jones and
CPD Y RHYL 1879 3 1 0 2 8 15 3 -7
Ava Suckley. Louisha Doran and Maddie AIRBUS UK BROUGHTON 2 0 0 2 3 8 0 -5
Williams both found the net for the visitors. LLANFAIR UTD 3 0 0 3 1 16 0 -15
Laura Williams (2), Tegan Crockett, Rachael Airbus UK 3 Rhyl 5; Connah’s Quay 4 Llanfair 1; Wrexham 5
Nattrass and Rebecca Bannister scored the Llandudno 2.
goals as CPD Y Rhyl 1879 won for the first
time, 5-3 at Airbus UK Broughton. SOUTH DIVISION P 2 W D 0 L 0 F 7 A Pts GD 5
2
BRITON FERRY LLANSAWEL
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2
Briton Ferry Llansawel made it two
PONTARDAWE TOWN 3 2 0 1 12 10 6 2
wins out of two in the South Division, Lowri SWANSEA UNIVERSITY 2 1 0 1 7 6 3 1
Ridings and Chelsea Deacon were on target CASCADE YC 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 0
as they beat Cascade YC 2-0. Pontardawe CALDICOT TOWN 3 0 0 3 8 16 0 -8
Town meanwhile won 6-4 at Caldicot 0
Town thanks to a Catryn Cook hat-trick, Briton Ferry 2 Cascade 0; Caldicot 4 Pontardawe 6.
Sophie Topper (2) and Ffion Robinson.
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